✕

La Cocina

July 30, 2013 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED 20 MICE DROPPINGS IN FRONT AREA UNDER BOX FREEZER STORAGE SHELF IN CORNER NEED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE EFFECTIVE AREA. FILL ALL HOLES AND HAVE PEST CONTROL RETURN FOR SERVICE.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NEED DRAIN BOARD AT REAR 3 COMP. SINK.NEED TO PROVIDE TOILET SEAT FOR 1ST. RESTROOM.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DEFROST BOX FREEZER FRONT, AND REAR UPRIGHT FREEZER. CLEAN INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR COOLER. CLEAN STORAGE CABINETS UNDER GRILL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: NEED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL EFFECTIVE AREAS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NEED TO CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS. ALSO IN BOTH RESTROOMS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FRONT HANDSINK NEEDS REPAIR DRAIN RUNNING SLOW.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 5, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lower West Side

See every restaurant in Lower West Side →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.